Handle attachment



Dec. 31, 1929. w, SCHNEIDER 1,741,588

HANDLE ATTACHMENT Filed June 17, 1927 ft/iliam Schneider y l f PatentedV Dec. 3l, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT lOFFICE WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, or ERIE, rENNsYLvANIA, .AssIGNoR 'ro HAYs 1u,.lINU-IAc'ruI1.- ING co., A CORPORATION or PENNSYLVANIA HANDLE ATTACHMENT `Application filed .Tune 17,

This invention relates to a handle attachment and more particularly to a china cross arm handle for faucet valves andthe like and improved spud means for removably attaching china handles and the like to faucets, valve stems, and other fittings on which a hanile of the cross arm type is required to be use f It is an obj ect of this invention to provide an improved'handle attachment for faucets and the like by providing a spud between a faucet valve stem and a handle, thereby affordingan arrangement permitting replace-- ment of the handle or spud in case of damage to either of said parts.

llt is also an object of this invention'to pro- .vide a valve stem with aremovable spud having a squared head adapted to fit in a squared recess of a china cross arm handle or the like, with said spud and cross arm handle adapted to be removably held in place :by a retaining screw or the like.

It is another object of his invention to provide an improved metho whereby a china cross arm handle may be removably engaged on a faucet valve stem or the like by interposing a removable spud between thevalve stem and said. cross arm handle so that the china handle may be conveniently and quickly replacedin case the same is broken or it becomes desirable to use a different style handle.

It is an important object of this invention to provide the squared tapered end of a valve stem with a spud having a plurality of squared openings therein, permitting the spud to be removably engaged thereon in a plurality of different positions, with said spud having a squared shank adapted to snugly lit within a squared opening of a cross arm china handle or the like or be cemented therein and removably held in place by an A assembly screw projecting through the handle and spud and into the internally threadedv end of the valve stem.

Other and further important objects of this invention will be apparent from the disclosures inthe specication and the accompanying drawings.

This invention (in a preferred form) is i1- Iea?. seriaiN. 199,468.

dle taken on line II--II of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a transverse vertical detail section 'of the handle and the attaching mechanism taken on line III- III of Figure 1 showing the assembly screw in elevation.

Figure 4 is a top plan view. of the intermediate itting or spud which is adapted to be interposed between the valve stem and the handle.

Figure 5 is a transverse detail section of the spud taken on line V--V of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view similar to that illustrated in Figure 3 but showing the shank of the spud cemented in the opening-provided in the handle.

As shown on the drawings:

The reference numeral 1 indicates a faucet of any desiredV construction having a valve stem 2 projecting therefrom and forming a part thereof. The upper end of the valve stem is `squared and tapered to provide a tip 3.. The upper end of the valve stem is provided with an internally threaded axial recess or passage 4 to receive the lower threaded end of an assemblyscrew 5, the purpose of which will hereinafter be more fully described. 'The faucet is adaped to be equipped with a china or porcelain cross arm handle 6 having a squared recess 7 provided in the lower central portion thereof and a roundw I axial passage 8 in the upper portion thereof communicating withv the inner end of the squared recess 7 to permit the screw 5 to be projected through the handle for threaded engagement with the upper end of the valve stem 2.

, Interposed between the squared tapered upper end of the valve stem` 2 and the recessed handle 6 is a remova le spud comprising a squared body portion or shank 9 having a plurality of spaced peripheral grooves therein. integrally formed on the lower end of the shank 9 is a finished circular flange or plate 11 adapted to afford spect to one another to afford a plurality of angled or V-shaped cross section grooves 12 permitting the spud to be engaged in a plurality of different positions upon the upper squared tapered end or tip 3 of the valve stem 2.

The handle may be conveniently mounted in place by simply engaging the flanged end of the spud over the squared tapered tip 3 of the valve stem 2 and then seating the china cross arm handle upon said spud with the squared shankfitting-into the squared recess 7 of the handle. The assembly screw 5 is then projected downwardly through the handle passage 8 and through .the axial passage of the spud, permitting the threaded end of the screw to be threaded into the threaded passage of the upper end of the valve stem 2. It will thus be seen that the handle may be quickly mounted in position to permit 'easy turning of the valve stem 2. In case the porcelain or china cross arm handle should become damaged or in case it is desired to replace the same with a different kind of china handle, it is necessary to remove only the retaining screw 5 and replace the handle by one of a selected type or design. It will, furthermore, be noted that the arrangement permits not only the china cross arm handle to be replaced, but the shank may also be readily removed and a new one substituted in case the same is dama*` ged or needs replacing for some other reas-ora.

Figure 6 illustrates a sectional view of a spud and handlemechanism engaged upon a valve stem similar to the mechanisms hereinbefore described. In this view, however, the spud is secured in the squared recess 7 of the cross arm handle 6 by means of cement 13 or other suitable means.

An improved method for attaching china handles and the like to faucets, valvelstems, and other fittings requiring handles of the kind described and illustrated has been provided by simply yfurnishing a passaged spud between the upper end of a valve stem and the china handle provided with a recess complemental to the shape of lthe shank of the the valve stem. Witli this method various styles and shapes of handles may be removably engaged upon a valve stem by means of the improved spud which is broached with various tapered passages or holes to permit the spud to be readily engaged on corresponding stems or rods.

I am aware that many changesmaybe made, and numerous details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted hereon, otherwise than necessithe handle parts removably assembled n said valve stem whereby turning movement of said handle is imparted to said valve stem by the engagement of the squared stud in the `squared recess of said handle.

2. The combination with a valve stem, of a spud having a squared outer surface and having a plurality of coaxial offset tapered grooves therein to permit the spud to be removably engaged in a plurality of diiferent positions on said valve stem, a china handle having a squared recess therein to lit over a portion of said spud, and means for holding said spud and handle removablyengaged on said valve stem.

3. The combination witlra valve stem and a recessed handle, of mounting means for said handle disposed between said handle and said valve stem and comprising a shank having a squared outer surface and having circumferential grooves therein, a flange integrally formed on one end of said shank for contacting the under surface of said handle,

said shank 1and flange having a plurality of squared tapered coaxial offset grooves therein to permit removable mounting of the handle on said valve stem in a plurality of different positions and a screw passing through said handle and engaging said stem for retaining said handle and stud in operative relation on said stem.

4. The combination with a valve stem, of a. spud having a squared outer surface and having a plurality of coaxial offset tapered grooves therein to allow the spud to be removably engaged in a plurality of different angular positions on said valve stem, a china handle having a squared recess therein to lit over a portion of said Spud, and a screw passing through said handle and/Spud and engaging the valve stem for removably securing said parts n position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed hy name at Erie, Erie County, Penn- Sylvania.

WILLIAM SCHNEIDER. 

